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WITNESSES IN ANNENBERG
CASE TELL NEW STORIES
The strange "attitude of the wit
nesses in the Annenberg- case has
been the most remarkable feature of
the trial of the Tribune slugger for
the shooting of Alexander Belford.
Mrs, Dora Krause, 1345 Johnson
street, who runs -a soda fountain in
front of 813 Maxwell street, was the
one to show the most discrepancies
in her testimony on the stand. She
was called as a court's witness.
At the time of shooting she said
that no one had threatened the
Tribune gang while they were getting
away in their automobile. She said
every one in the neighborhood was
tco much afraid of the band1 to start
anything. '
jOn the stand this morning, how
ever, she told a story just the op
posite. She described a mob of 300
or 400 people all shouting and threat
ening the car. She also pictured, in
words that were strangely similar to
those of W. S. Forrest, Tribune at
torney, how Belford sneaked up and
threatened Annenberg.
Under cross-examination by Asst
State's Attorney John Fleming she
admitted that she had never men
tioned these things before.
She couldn't account for the fact
that her testimony was such a con
trast to her former story, but she
denied that she had been paid t,o tes
tify. Abraham Rintzler who, in indig
nant tones, on the day after the
shooting of Belford, told a Day Book
reporter how Annenberg had shot
down an inoffensive T)ystander, show
ed just as much versatility as Mrs.
Krause.
He testified that Belford had led
the crowd in an attack on the Trib
une auto.' '
The night of the shooting Reint
zler told The Day Book reporter of
the deadly fear he had of being at
tackedby a Tribune gang.
But his testimony on the stand
should have just the opposite effect j
Louis Sallin, 1304 Newberry av.f
gave the most damaging evidence
against Annenberg.
He testified that Belford and he
were standing near the corner when
the Tribune auto came up and that
they had no part in the trouble. He
corroborated Belford's story of how
Annenberg stood up and fired the
shot.
Detectives Weisbaum and Roth of
the Maxwell street station caused
amusement in the crowded court
room when they related how. com
ing back from the Tribune with An
nenberg and E. S. Beck, the slugger
tried a little mental suggestions on
them in an effort to make them be
lieve they had heard several shots
fired. They testified that the only
shots they heard were Annenberg's
and their own when they fired at the
fleeing auto.
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WE'D LIKE TO HAVE SEEN THIS
Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 3. After a
chase of a block, early today, W. J.
Grossburg, clad in silk pajamas, cap
tured "Red" Sanders, clad in a cot
ton nightie. Sanders is Grossburg's
chauffeur and a somnambulist. When
the owner of the car was awakened
by the sound of the engine within the
garage, he arose and was startled to
see "Red" get in and start away with
out going through the formalities of
clothing himself. He gave chase and
caught "Red" after an eighty-rod
sprint.
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TROOPS CHARGE STRIKERS
Calumet, Mich., Oct. 3. State
troops and deputies moved today
from Calumet to Ahmeek and Allouez
in Keweenaw County, where disturb
ances in connection with the strike of
copper miners have been reported for
several days.
Mounted troopers charged into a
crowd of strike sympathizers gath
ered ner the Allouez mine and six
men were arrested. The cavalrymen
used their sticks freely.
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